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Subversive Photographer Richard Kern Comes to White Flag to Sign Copies of New Book, Shot By Kern

Richard Kern is one of the most celebrated photographers of the past 50 years. Along with his peers Annie Leibovitz, Bob Gruen and Mick Rock, Kern shot iconic images that helped to shape the way that we perceive rock stars and celebrity culture.

Pokey LaFarge Talks New Album, Lineup and Traveling the World

Pokey LaFarge has been on the road for a month. He sounds strangely serene -- his voice relaxed and dripping over the line like warm molasses over johnny cakes -- despite the winter rain currently killing his vibe in North Dakota. "I'm freezing my butt off," he laughs. It's the stretch between date ... More >>

Foxing Returns From Tour, Signs Deal With Count Your Lucky Stars

The five doe-eyed boys of Foxing lock interweaving rhythms and personal lyrics to impart heartfelt tunes throughout the Midwest. Foxing's recent self-booked tour brought the band up and down the Central Time Zone, garnering much fanfare for its careful but fearless take on melodic post-rock.

SXSW 2013: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Phosphorescent, Natalie Maines, Richard Thompson, China Rats and More: Review and Photos

This happened: Laura Cantrell, a New York-based country singer and songwriter, shared a stage with two friends, Rosie Flores and Kristi Rose, backed by Fats Kaplin and Mark Spencer, two of the finer musicians in a town that, on this or any week, affords some stiff competition. The trio of voices fil ... More >>

The Best Concerts in St. Louis This Week: January 7 to 13

Monday mornings are weird when you have to share your home bathroom with nine or so near-strangers. Such was the case today after housing a couple of bands from a particularly noisy and awesome show last night. I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but officially as of today, my life is shows, shows ... More >>

Talib Kweli, Bloc Party, They Might Be Giants and More: New Show Announcements

Here again: every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention, followed by embedded YouTube videos; there, you can check out some of the artists you may not be familiar with. Page two contains our complete listing of new sho ... More >>

Abigail Washburn on Earl Scruggs and Getting Into an Old-Time Trance in China

It's safe to say that of all the ambassadors for old-time music - from Bill Monroe to Pete Seeger to Ralph Stanley - Abigail Washburn has had, through her passion for and knowledge of China, the most remarkable of international impacts. At one time, the singer, songwriter and instrumentalist had pla ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Fifteen Best Shows From March 19 to 25

Last week we alluded to the fact that this March is a great time to be a music fan in St. Louis....this week we're driving the point home and then some. Unless you are capable of bi-location (or in some cases: tri / quadro), you are going to miss some good shows this week. We have Andrew Bird at the ... More >>

Your 2011 St. Louis Bestseller List -- And This Week's, Too

It's been a year since St. Louis's independent booksellers banded together to form the St. Louis Independent Bookstore Alliance in order to fight the threat of Amazon. It worked: The only bookstores that closed in St. Louis this year were part of the Borders chain. The Alliance sponsored bookstore b ... More >>

Tea Party Princess: Victoria Jackson went from the big leagues of comedy to the rabid right of modern politics

Ten 1982 Songs For Newt Gingrich's Theme Music, Now That "Eye of the Tiger" Is Out

It's a time-honored tradition: A candidate for political office starts walking out for stump speeches to the strains of a hit by a band that doesn't agree with his views. Cease-and-desist letters follow. This week's episode stars one Newt Leroy Gingrich, who has been using "Eye of the Tiger" dating ... More >>

Sitar Hero: Imrat Khan Cultivates Family Dynasty

imratkhan.comUstad Imrat Khan - a world-renowned sitar and surbahar player - has had a presence in St. Louis in recent times.​For most adherents of old time rock n' roll, the sitar is perhaps best known for its dynamic contribution to classic Rolling Stones and Beatles tunes. But long before ... More >>

Jimmy Hippchen of the Crow's Nest, Part 2

This is part two of Mabel Suen's Chef's Choice profile of Jimmy Hippchen of The Crow's Nest. Part one can be found here. Part three, a recipe from Hippchen, will be posted Thursday. Mabel SuenChef Jimmy Hippchen in the Crow's Nest's kitchen.​Did your family cook when you were a child? My mom ... More >>

Remembering St. Louis' Korla Pandit -- The Godfather Of Exotica

​Fantasizing about being somewhere else isn't a new concept. And as Americans moved into suburbs that took boredom and conformity to new heights, daydreaming about distant locales became a commodity. Indeed, the suburbanizing 1950s featured a wave of music glamorizing distant destinations in ... More >>

Psychedelic Furs and Tom Tom Club at The Pageant, 9/23/11: Review and Setlists

Psychedelic Furs' Richard Butler at a previous show.​Psychedelic Furs | Tom Tom Club The Pageant September 23, 2011 Well? What do you consider fun? In his latest book, Retromania, author/theorist Simon Reynolds explores pop music's current obsession with its past. We're all familiar with ba ... More >>

Brent Roam: From Slasher Films to Sunday Morning Salvation at the Tivoli

Brent Roam, founder of U-City Family Church​On Sunday, September 18, for the first time ever, the Tivoli Theatre in the Loop will begin renting out its space to a religious congregation: the U-City Family Church. Other cinemas across the country have been doing this for years, including the l ... More >>

Voltron prepares to recapture the universe from a small office in St. Louis

Sunken Treasure: To close the 2011 season, Opera Theatre re-launches The Death of Klinghoffer

The Get Motivated! tour that barnstormed into St. Louis last week is as American as a get-rich-quick scheme

Bob Dylan's Five Least Receptive Audiences

Image via​Bob Dylan played his first ever show in Vietnam over the weekend as part of a brief tour of Asia. There was some amount of fanfare associated with this tour, and this stop in particular, given that so much of Dylan's most vibrant work was written as a response to military action in p ... More >>

The life, and death, of "Java" Joe Charleville, a local coffee icon

Southern Graphics Conference Highlights St. Louis Art Openings This Weekend

Martin MazorraFor Real, another affordable piece of art from Cannonball Press.​The Southern Graphics Council International Conference (Wednesday, March 16, through Saturday, March 19), is a series of seminars and panel discussions on the artistry and business of fine-art printing. The SGC is a ... More >>

"Did You Know All Women Are Easy?" Why, No. Please Enlighten Us.

When wearing just a thong to bed in February, most women would also prefer a blanket, or at the very least another warm body.​Daily RFT received this missive a few days ago, but we held onto it so the information it contains will be fresh in your mind when you head out to the Friday night meat ... More >>

Ask a Mexican: Swiss Miss: Do immigrants to Sweden have it better or worse than Mexicans here?

From Kenny Rogers Roasters to Flav's Fried Chicken: What's with Celebs and Poultry Shacks?

Oh great. Flavor Flav has started his own chain of chicken shacks. The first, Flav's Fried Chicken, opened in Clinton, Iowa this week, next door to a KFC. Keep fighting the power, Flav. To his credit, Flav "went to cooking school in 1978 and I got a degree in cheffing." His family owned a soul fo ... More >>

Return to Sender: What would comprehensive immigration reform look like if the feds got moving?

Cliff Lee: The Sound of a Paradigm Shifting Without a Clutch

commons.wikimedia.orgLee in his first go-round as a Phillie. ​In what can only be described as a rather surprising move, Cliff Lee, aka the "Best Left-Handed Pitcher in Baseball At the Moment," spurned the Yankees' big dollars, as well as those of the Texas Rangers, in order to return to the Phila ... More >>

Kevin Jackson wrote the book on how to win (white) friends and influence (black) people

Artgasm: This Weekend's Art Openings, September 3 - 5, 2010

Sustainable agriculture, sustainable energy, sustainable...art? All of the pieces on display at ArtDimensions Gallery's Seeing Green are inspired by sustainability, including that of featured artist David Langley, who uses found objects and recycled paper in his works. The exhibition will inclu ... More >>

From Mark Twain to Jonathan Franzen, St. Louis has been home to a surprising number of great writers

Dr. Peanut: A St. Louis pediatrician battles child malnutrition in Haiti with peanut butter

Two New Local Dance-Music Labels Aim to Help St. Louis Make a Mark

​ A pair of drum 'n bass record labels, Droidsong Recordings and UnitOvOne Recordings, have coalesced in recent months. Droidsong Recordings, which has its official launch party on Saturday, May 29, at the Gramophone, is an entirely new project fronted by Britton Clapp of St. Louis, who spins ... More >>

Interview Outtakes: NOFX's Fat Mike Talks Cokie the Clown, Playing at Pop's and His Lyrical Evolution

courtesy of Fat Wreck ChordsNOFX returns to the St. Louis area for the first time since 1998.​In this week's paper, Michael Dauphin scored a rare interview with NOFX figurehead Fat Mike. The band will be performing at Pop's on Saturday, May 1, its first local club appearance since the late '90 ... More >>

A Blogger's Baker's Dozen: The RFT staff presents a sampler of St. Louis' must-read contributors to the blogosphere

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

St. Louis Art Caps

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

The life story of Girls' Christopher Owens isn't too good to be true

To Preserve and Protect: Esley Hamilton has a boundless passion for St. Louis' architectural past

Gyro Scoop: Meaty Middle Eastern pleasures abound on South Grand

Can Steak-umm take Malcolm's mind off of losing Anheuser-Busch?

Asha Bhosle

7 p.m. Sunday, June 3. Roberts Orpheum Theater, (416 North Ninth Street)

Palm d'Hoberman

Our one-man jury bestows honors on the best of Cannes 2007.

Ruffed Up

Unreal thinks that dogs are incredible, sizes matter and carp cakes are good eatin'. Plus, an artist has some colorful words for ArtDimensions Village.

Who's your favorite rapper, Joe?

Week of October 19, 2006

Prince of Darkness

Scaring the bejesus out of someone -- now that's a good day's work

Killer B.

One chef makes the jump from country club to Clayton, with delicious results

HEY DJ!

Local DJ K-9 matches skills with 14 other turntablists in the 1999 Technics DMC U.S. DJ Finals in San Francisco

Hit Parade

Sound Checks